Pittsburgh's Dontez Ford: Undergoes surgery for broken collarbone

Ford's high school coach told reporters Thursday that Ford underwent surgery to repair a broken collarbone this week, writes Jerry DiPaola of the Pittsburgh Tribune.

Analysis:

The nature of Ford's injury had been kept under wraps throughout the week, but his high school coach broke the news to reporters Thursday that the senior receiver was dealing with a broken collarbone that required surgery. The hope is that Ford would be healthy enough to play late in the season should Pitt get into a bowl game. In his absence, Quadree Henderson and Jester Weah figure to get most of the targets on the outside in the Pitt offense.